Czechoslovakia

Peter Canby writes about rarely seen photographs that capture the occupation of Czechoslovakia that ended the Prague Spring, which are on view at the Bohemian National Hall in New York.

Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hun...

Thirty years ago, Czech photographer Bohumil Eichler was working for a dissident student-run news agency when the Velvet Revolution began. His work from Prague has rarely been seen, until now.

This Winter to Czechoslovakia, 1930 ca. | One of the most sought-after collectibles today, ski posters capture the joy of fresh mountain air and the exhilaration of a downhill run through tree-lined glades. Combining travel, sports, and fashion, the ski and other wintersport posters have become a blue-chip category around the world over the last fifteen years. Learn more at http://www.internationalposter.com/about-poster-art/subject-primers/ski-posters.aspx

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Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hun...

Thirty years ago, Czech photographer Bohumil Eichler was working for a dissident student-run news agency when the Velvet Revolution began. His work from Prague has rarely been seen, until now.

Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. It is one of the smaller capitals of Europe but still the country's largest city. Br...

The years of totalitarian rule in Czechoslovakia, from 1948 to 1989, were dark and dismal days, indeed. After the 1948 coup, Communist ideo...

History (and sometimes, unfortunately, current events) shows us just how easily international borders can change, but we still like to think that they are permanent fixtures. These photos of different country borders around the world show you how both friendly and hostile nations like to fence off their turf.